Distance clouds perspective. The covid-19 pandemic is in a dangerous new phase, ripping through Brazil and India, two of the world’s emerging powers, with all middle and low income countries at risk. Neither country achieved herd immunity, as some politicians and scientists recklessly claimed. Yet the scale of death and fear feels distant from the UK. It shouldn’t. Just as the effects of…
Women and girls living in poor and marginalised communities have been left out of three decades of advances in sexual and reproductive health, according to…
Heart failure not stroke is the most common complication of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation is a major public health problem affecting 37 million people worldwide,1…
It’s easy and somewhat commonplace to liken healthcare to a widget factory, to boil it down to inputs and outputs; to capacity, productivity, and efficiency.…
The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the removal of the “reasonable punishment” defence that allows parents in England and…
New initiatives to boost health literacy in populations and organisations need broad input from patients and the public, says Tessa Richards “Sunshine, rest, exercise, diet,…
Baby food manufacturer Nestlé has been accused of “unjustifiable” double standards after an investigation found that it added high levels of sugar to cereals for…
### What you need to know Climate change is arguably the most significant global health threat of the 21st century.1 Despite the increasingly visible impacts…
New study identifies a wider range of associated harm The linked study by Mok and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076268) provides new insights into the risks associated with…
As the 6th Planetary Health Annual Meeting begins in Kuala Lumpur, Sophie Gepp and colleagues commend progress in the field of planetary health but call…
